Helena Nonka

Helena joined Anglo American on 1 October 2022. Prior to joining Anglo American, she was executive vice president corporate development for Norsk Hydro ASA, with responsibility for group strategy, business development, Sustainability and Technology. Norsk Hydro is a global aluminium and renewable energy company with operations across 50 countries, headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Helena’s global career spans more than 20 years in the natural resources industry, professional services, consulting, and academia across Europe, Asia and North America. She previously worked as the global head of new business for natural resources at Switzerland-based SGS. From 2007 to 2019, she worked for Rio Tinto, where she held several global senior commercial leadership roles, including leading corporate strategy.